Two men who fabricated and sold food trucks under the business names Denver Custom Food Trucks and Brothers Custom Food Trucks have been slapped with a preliminary injunction barring them from performing that work in Colorado.

Larry Perez and Rudy Martinez were the subjects of the legal action, taken in Denver District Court this week at the request of Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman.

The two men allegedly took advantage of the booming food truck industry in the Denver area by promising clients speedy delivery of outfitted trucks that would pass government inspections, knowing that they could not deliver, according to a release from Coffman’s office.

Issues reported by customers included trucks that were delivered long after promised six-week delivery dates or not delivered at all; trucks loaded with used equipment when contracts promised new items; and trucks that either failed safety inspections or were otherwise inoperable. The men also allegedly did not possess licenses to sell motor vehicles in the state.

The men saw their businesses shut down in Commerce City in May because of failure to pay taxes, but continued to operate in Denver, according to the Attorney General’s office.

A permanent injunction hearing for Perez and Martinez is scheduled to begin Feb. 13.

Joe Rubino focuses on consumer news for The Denver Post. He wrote for the Broomfield Enterprise, Boulder Daily Camera and YourHub before joining the Post's business team in 2017. A Denver native, he attended Kennedy High School and the CU journalism school. He once flew a plane for 30 seconds on assignment.

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